XSS in Mediawiki
CVE-2023-51704
An issue was discovered in MediaWiki before 1.35.14, 1.36.x through 1.39.x before 1.39.6, and 1.40.x before 1.40.2. In includes/logging/RightsLogFormatter.php, group-*-member messages can result in XSS on Special:log/rights.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.007 (48.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Mediawiki
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-51704?
- CVE-2023-51704 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mediawiki, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-12-22.
- How severe is CVE-2023-51704?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-51704 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.